every reason to believe that we will have reliefs here for all of us in the morning . eds ##on ' s speech " raised the spirits " of the raiders and helped them prepare mentally for the night ahead . as the sun set on 13 september , ka ##wa ##guchi faced eds ##on ' s 83 ##0 marines with 3 @ , @ 000 troops of his brigade , plus an assortment of light artillery . the night was pitch black , with no moon . at 21 : 00 , seven japanese destroyers briefly bomb ##arded the ridge . ka ##wa ##guchi ' s attack began just after nightfall , with ko ##kus ##ho ' s battalion assault ##ing raider company b on the marine
every reason to believe that we will have reliefs here for all of us in the morning. edson's speech " raised the spirits " of the raiders and helped them prepare mentally for the night ahead. as the sun set on 13 september, kawaguchi faced edson's 830 marines with 3 @, @ 000 troops of his brigade, plus an assortment of light artillery. the night was pitch black, with no moon. at 21 : 00, seven japanese destroyers briefly bombarded the ridge. kawaguchi's attack began just after nightfall, with kokusho's battalion assaulting raider company b on the marine